Today in Sunday School, one of our girls had to have a catheter. I'm not sure the details of her condition, but she was carrying around her purse with the catheter bag in it, and there was an obvious tube coming out of her dress and into the purse.
I teach 4th & 5th graders so I was bracing myself for dealing with some teasing. But not ONE of the kids in my group said anything mean. No one treated her differently. No one avoided being near her. You'd never know by watching the interactions that there was anything unusual about this girl.
It was challenging for me. I tend to tease other people a lot, and while I would avoid teasing on a sensitive subject like a catheter, I wouldn't have expected 4th & 5th graders to have the same discretion. Their example showed me just how easy it can be to love and accept anyone.
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